Guitar Synth w/EBMM

[zenmba]

I'd like to try a guitar synth like a GR30, for example. Has anyone used these with their EBMM? I have a JP7 and think it would open up some great musical opportunities in the prog realm. If you have, was it any trouble applying the pickup?

Thanks!

 

[Colin]

with most midi pickups you can use a double sided tape to attach. Be warned they can be a beotch to setup to respond to your playing style.

 

[OrangeChannel]

they have a 7 string synth pup?

 

[CudBucket]

I was thinkig of trying a GR-20 myself. I don't know that Roland makes a GK-3 pup for 7 stringers. You just have to remind yourself you're not playing a "guitar" when you use them. Most of your technique will have to change.

 

[nocluejimbo]

they have a 7 string synth pup?

Graphtech makes piezo saddles which you can connect to a synth module. I would imagine their 7-string models would work.

 

[Colin]

Graphtech makes piezo saddles which you can connect to a synth module. I would imagine their 7-string models would work.

not so sure, it depends on the midi converter

 

[OrangeChannel]

I was thinkig of trying a GR-20 myself. I don't know that Roland makes a GK-3 pup for 7 stringers. You just have to remind yourself you're not playing a "guitar" when you use them. Most of your technique will have to change.

I've played synth for a few things, your technique doesn't change...it's just a matter of different sounds, which is cool...

As far as pickups go, I was referring to the Roland synth pups....RMC makes Piezo/Midi elemental saddles that are cool and work well Brian Moore has used them for years with great results...

 

[CudBucket]

OC, what I was talking about was how some patches for say, piano, don't respond well to bends and that kind of thing. It can interpret the wrong note even if you're a bit out of tune. Other patches like a sitar or some other stringed instrument would probably be fine with that technique. At least that's what I've read.

 

[OrangeChannel]

OC, what I was talking about was how some patches for say, piano, don't respond well to bends and that kind of thing. It can interpret the wrong note even if you're a bit out of tune. Other patches like a sitar or some other stringed instrument would probably be fine with that technique. At least that's what I've read.

Some of Roland's newer stuff tracks better than it used to, in all honesty the saddles tend to work better for capturing nuances in playing better than those stick on badboys...I don't remember having issues with bending, but even some old Boss pitchshifters had issues in tuning...it's all about getting down to cents to finetune...and that isn't fun.